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Data Sources for International Relations (SAIS)

Aid and Investment Data Sources

Aid Data
Invesment Data

OECD Development Finance Data
Includes country and sector data. Note: A limited set of country options.
AidData
Free open data site for international development, via William & Mary's Global Research Institute

OECD.org This link opens in a new window
Look for OECD International Development Statistics. See also: Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Aid Recipients".

Bureau of Economic Analysis data
Easy Interactive data tables, but focused on US FDI abroad or FDI to the US.
Foreign Assistance.gov
Explains where U.S. foreign aid is invested.
World Bank Annual Report
Online only

OECD Data This link opens in a new window
Search for investment data such as FDI flows
IMF eLibrary Data This link opens in a new window
Int'l Financial Statistics, Balance of Payments, Direction of Trade, Govt Finance Statistics, and more.

UNCTADstat
Gives access to more than 150 time series covering a wide range of topics covering long periods for almost all economies of the world.
World Investment Report (UNCTAD)
Covers trends and analysis in foreign direct investment.
Direct Investment and Multinational enterprise (MNE) activities
Data tables for both US investment abroad and FDI in the US from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Dept. of Commerce.